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NH Supreme Court Hears Case On Protections For Anonymous Sources Online

fulldecent writes "The New Hampshire Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in a lawsuit that calls into question the legal protections available to independent Web sites that cover news. The case involves mortgage lender Implode-Explode, a Las... ...full story at slashdot

from slashdot on Sat, Nov 07 2009

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